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The Thorn Birds

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An edition of The Thorn Birds (1977)

The Thorn Birds

First Edition (2)
  • 3.5 (10 ratings) ·
  • 142 Want to read
  • 16 Currently reading
  • 22 Have read

The Thorn Birds is a robust, romantic saga of a singular family, the Clearys. It begins in the early part of t his century, when Paddy Cleary moves his wife, Fiona, and their seven children to Drogheda, the vast Australian sheep station owned by his autocratic and childless older sister; and it ends more than half a century later, when the only survivor of the third generation, the brilliant actress Justine O'Neill, sets a course of life and love halfway around the world from her roots.

the central figures in this enthralling story are the indomitable Meggie, the only Cleary daughter, and the one man she truly loves, the stunningly handsome and ambitious priest Ralph de Bricassart. Ralph's course moves him a long way indeed, from a remote Outback parish to the halls of the Vatican; and Meggie's except for a brief and miserable marriage elsewhere, is fixed to the Drogheda that is part of her bones - but distance does not dim their feelings though it shapes their lives.

Wonderful characters people this book; strong and gentle, Paddy, hiding a private memory; dutiful Fiona, holding back love because it once betrayed her, violent, tormented Frank, and the other hardworking Cleary sons who give the boundless lands of Drogheda the energy and devotion most men save for women; Meggie; Ralp; and Meggie's children, Justine and Dane. And the land itself; stark, relentless in its demands, brilliant in its flowering, prey to gigantic cycles of drought and flood, rich when nature is bountiful, surreal like no other place on earth.

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Publisher
Harper & Row
Language
English
Pages
533

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Pájaro Espino / the Thorn Birds
2018, Ediciones B Mexico
in Spanish
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Les oiseaux se cachent pour mourir: roman
2015-03, Collection Nostalgia
Paperback in French
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The Thorn Birds
2013, Virago
Paperback in English - 30th anniversary ed.; reprint
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The Thorn Birds
Oct 12, 2012, Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing
audio cd
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Thorn Birds: A Novel
2010, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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The Thorn Birds
2009, Avon Books
Mass Market Paperback in English - First Edition (7)
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Thorn Birds
2009, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
Cover of: Tiếng chim hót trong bụi mận gai =
Tiếng chim hót trong bụi mận gai =: The thorn birds : tiểu thuyết
2008, NXB Văn học, Đông A
in Vietnamese - Tái bản.
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The Thorn Birds
2007, Hachette Audio
Audio CD in English
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El Pajaro Espino/ the Thorn Birds
June 30, 2006, Punto De Lectura
Paperback in Spanish
Cover of: The Thorn Birds. Roman, 1977.  (IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE) (  . )
The Thorn Birds. Roman, 1977. (IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE) (  . )
2005, AST
Paperback in Russian
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The Thorn Birds
2005, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback in English - printing (1)
Cover of: The Thorn Birds
The Thorn Birds
2005, HarperCollins Publishers
Paperback in English - printing (1)
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The Thorn Birds
September 6, 2005, Avon A
Paperback in English
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The Thorn Birds
2003-06, Perfectbound
Electronic resource in English - 25th Anniversary Edition
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Thorn Birds
2003, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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Thorn Birds
2003, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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Thorn Birds
2003, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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Dornenvögel. Roman
July 1, 2003, Goldmann
Paperback in German
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Thorn Birds
2003, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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The Thorn Birds
2002?, Paw Prints (Avon Books)
library binding in English - First Avon Books paperback printing (86)
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Les oiseaux se cachent pour mourir
December 10, 2001, J'ai lu, J'AI LU
Mass Market Paperback
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荆棘鸟: The Thorn Birds
2000-04-04, Yi lin chu ban she
Paperback in Chinese - Di 1 ban
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The Thorn Birds
2000, Books on Tape, Inc., Brand: Books on Tape, Inc.
Audio cassette
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The Thorn Birds
December 16, 1999, Longman
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The Thorn Birds
January 1, 1999, Langensch.-Hachette, M
Paperback in German
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Poyuschie v ternovnike
1999, AST
Hardcover
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The Thorn Birds
October 1999, Tandem Library
School & Library Binding in English
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The thorn birds: a novel
1998, Gramercy Books
in English
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El Pajaro Canta Hasta Morir (El Pajaro Espino)
September 1998, Plaza & Janes Editores, S.A.
Paperback
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The Thorn Birds
February 1998, Buccaneer Books
Hardcover in English
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Ptaki ciernistych krzewów
1996, Ksiazka i Wiedza
in Polish
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The Thorn Birds
July 1993, Avon
Paperback - Reissue edition
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The Thorn Birds
1993 January, Blackstone Audiobooks, Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Audio cassette in English - unabridged edition
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Poi︠u︡shchie v ternovnike
1992, MP RITS "Kulʹt-inform-press"
in Russian
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Поющие в терновнике
1992, МП "Луч"
Hardcover in Russian
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Uccelli di rovo
1991, Bompiani
in Italian
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Dornenvögel. Roman.
April 1, 1991, Goldmann
Paperback in German
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Ptaki ciernistych krzewów
1991, Ksiazka i Wiedza
in Polish
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THE THORN BIRDS (TROUBADOUR BOOKS)
1991, TIME WARNER PAPERBACKS, Futura
Paperback
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Uccelli di rovo
1989, Gente
in Italian
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Nhzung con chim tan mình chxo chret =: (The thorn birds)
1989, Nhà xurat bkan Viuet Nam
in Vietnamese
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Les oiseaux se cachent pour mourir
1986-09, Pierre Belfond
Paperback in French
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El Pajaro Canta Hasta Morir/the Thorn Birds
September 1985, Plaza & Janes Editories Sa
Hardcover
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The Thorn Birds
April 1985, Audio Book Company
Audio cassette in English - abridged edition
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Ci niao: The thorn birds
1984, Hao Shi Nian chu ban she yu xian gong si
in Chinese - Chu ban
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The thorn birds.
1984, G.K. Hall
in English
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The Thorn Birds
1984, Futura / MacDonald & Co.
Mass Market Paperback in English - Futura Edition, TV tie-in edition
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The thorn birds.
1984, Macdonald, Little, Brown
in English
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Tovismadarak
December 1984, Universe Pub Co
Hardcover in English
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The Thorn Birds
1983, Macdonald & Company
Hardcover in English - Third impression
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The Thorn Birds
1983, Book Club Associates
Hardcover in English - Reprint
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Ta poula pethainoun trayidomas
1982, Bell
in English
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Dornenvögel: Roman.
1982, Heyne
in German
Cover of: Oiseaux Se Cachent Pour Mourir
Oiseaux Se Cachent Pour Mourir
1980, Editions 84
Paperback
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The Thorn Birds
Jun 01, 1979, Avon
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The Thorn Birds
1979, Presses Select
Mass Market Paperback
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Thorn Birds
1978, HarperCollins Publishers
in English
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The Thorn Birds
1978, Book Club Associates
Hardcover in English
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The thorn birds.
1978, G.K.Hall & Co
in English - Large print.
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The thorn birds.
1978, G.K.Hall & Co
in English
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The Thorn Birds
Nov 08, 1978, Avon Publishers
mass market paperback
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El pájaro canta hasta morir.
1978, Plaza & Janes
in Spanish
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The thorn birds.
1978, Prior, G.K. Hall & Co
in English - Large print ed.
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The Thorn Birds
1978, Avon
in English
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Ta poulia pethainoun tragoudontas.
1978, Zarbanos
in Modern Greek
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The thorn birds
1978, G. K. Hall, G K Hall & Co, Brand: G K Hall n Co
in English
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The Thorn Birds
1978-06, Avon
Mass Market Paperback in English - First Avon printing
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The Thorn Birds
1978-06, Avon
Mass Market Paperback in English - Twenty-fifth Avon printing
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The Thorn Birds
1977, Harper & Row
Hardcover in English - First Edition (2)
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The Thorn Birds
1977, Harper & Row
Hardcover in English
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The Thorn Birds
1977, Harper & Row
Hardcover in English - [Book club ed.]
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The Thorn Birds
1977, Harper & Row
Hardcover in English - First Edition (2)
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The Thorn Birds
1977, Harper & Row
Hardcover in English - printing (4)
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The thorn birds
1977, Macdonald
in English
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The Thorn Birds
1977, Harper & Row
Hardcover in English - printing (10)
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Dornen Vogel Thorn Birds
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Thorn Bird
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Oiseaux Se Cachent Pour Mourir
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Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Copyright Date
1977

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823
Library of Congress
PZ4.M133356Th3

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
533p.
Number of pages
533

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25160627M
Internet Archive
thornbirds00mccu_0
ISBN 10
0060129565
ISBN 13
9780060129569
LCCN
76026271
OCLC/WorldCat
439377767, 779377473
Paperback Swap
0060129565
Goodreads
43224252

Work Description

The Thorn Birds is a 1977 best-selling novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda – a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland – the story focuses on the Cleary family and spans the years 1915 to 1969.

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On December 8th, 1915, Meggie Cleary had her fourth birthday.
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